Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 11, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An insurance company providing coverage to the trucking company whose vehicle dropped a tar-like goo over the Pennsylvania Turnpike last fall must now cover some of the claims. U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti ruled on Friday that Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company of Texas must cover […]

Source: Claims Journal, September 5, 2012 By: Burke Coleman One of the first lawsuits implicating insurance coverage for a fracking-related claim is under way in Ohio. Warren Drilling Co., Inc. v. ACE American Ins. Co., No. 2:12-cv-425 (S.D. Ohio 2012) will be the first case to determine how insurance coverage applies to the controversial drilling technique […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, September 5, 2012 By: Shaun Byron A large portion of the former Chevy in the Hole manufacturing site may soon be transferred to city ownership now that long-term liability for pollution at the site is settled. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with the city of Flint eliminating city liability […]

Source: PRWeb, September 5, 2012 Posted on: http://news.yahoo.com Mold presence delayed the opening of two schools in Westampton, New Jersey. To keep the affected classrooms safe from chemicals after the treatment, Molderizer suggested the use of a non-toxic mold remediation product. St Louis, MO (PRWEB) September 04, 2012 Due to mold, the opening date of […]

Read here about the operator of a California toxic waste dump who is being fined for improper disposal.

Source: New York Times Online, September 6, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Correction Appended GREELEY, Colo. – A new race for water is rippling through the drought-scorched heartland, pitting farmers against oil and gas interests, driven by new drilling techniques that use powerful streams of water, sand and chemicals to crack the ground and release stores […]

Read here about a move by the EPA to clean up the Chesapeake Bay that could affect thousands of farmers.

Source: Aberdeen American News (South Dakota), September 5, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The city of Aberdeen will pay $37,352 to the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources as a result of the city’s discharges of untreated effluent into Moccasin Creek in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. On Tuesday, the Aberdeen City Council approved a […]

Source: Miami Herald, September 5, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com After working hard to sell drywall in Florida, a Chinese exporter now must also fend off allegations of defective materials in Florida courts. That was the conclusion of a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge who ruled against Chinese drywall maker Taishan, which claimed it was too far […]

Source: Wisconsin State Journal, September 2, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Testing has turned up a probable culprit in the contamination of the Madison Water Utility’s Well No. 15 on the city’s East Side: cleaning solvents from a defunct dry cleaning shop on Lien Road. Concerned about the well’s increasing levels of tetrachloroethylene, utility officials contracted […]

Read here about a utility in South Carolina that settled a lawsuit alleging illegal discharge of contaminants.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com, August 23, 2012 Jury Finds Dow Chemical Subsidiary Union Carbide And Others Responsible For Knowingly Using Cancer Causing Asbestos Products. DALLAS (PRWEB) August 23, 2012 In June 2012, the family of a mesothelioma patient was awarded $48 million by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury after finding Dow subsidiary Union Carbide Corp., Riverside Cement, […]